Vodafone
- Business
Now, Reliance Jio raises prepaid tariffs by around 20%
New Delhi: After Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, telecom major Reliance Jio said it would raise tariffs for its prepaid users by around 20 per cent. The revised tariffs will come into…
- Technology
Ericsson, Vi achieve 4Gbps speed on 5G network in India
Pune: Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson on Friday said it has achieved speeds of 4Gbps on a 5G trial network set up by Vi (earlier Vodafone Idea) in the country. The company demonstrated…
- Technology
Nokia, Vodafone Idea partner to trial 5G services
New Delhi: Nokia on Wednesday announced its partnership with Vodafone Idea to trial 5G services through E-Band in areas where fiber is challenging to deploy. “We are delighted to partner with Vi…
- India
Telecom Service Providers to start 5G trials across India
New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Tuesday permitted Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for conducting trials for use and applications of 5G technology. The permission letters specify that each TSP will…
- India
Vodafone Idea says services restored in Maha
Mumbai: Telecom firm Vodafone Idea late on Thursday said its voice and data services have been restored in Maharashtra after being disrupted due to flooding of a key site in Pune amid…
- India
Vodafone wins arbitration against India for tax demand of Rs 20K crore
New Delhi: Vodafone has won the case against India over a retrospective tax demand of more than Rs 20,000 crore. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague has ruled that…
- Technology
Verizon, Amazon to invest over $4 billion in Vodafone Idea: Report
San Fransico: United States wireless carrier Verizon and Amazon may invest over $4 billion for a stake in Vodafone Idea Ltd, sending shares in the struggling telecom firm up 13 per cent. Vodafone…
- Stock Market
Google eyeing stake in Vodafone Idea: Report
London: Tech titan Google is said to be exploring taking a minority stake in British telecom group Vodafone’s struggling India business. The investment in Vodafone Idea will pit the search giant against…
- Business
Voda CEO meets Sithraman, will meet Prasad later
New Delhi: Nick Reed, CEO of the Vodafone Group, on Friday called on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accompanied by Vodafone Idea MD Ravinder Takkar. Later in the day, he will also meet…
- Business
‘Non-provisioning for AGR dues by telcos led to today’s crisis’
New Delhi: One of the reasons why telcos are under severe financial stress over meeting AGR dues is that they never made annual provisions towards this contingent liability, like the way banks…
- Business
Vodafone Idea’s stellar show at bourses may pause
Mumbai: Vodafone Idea’s share price nearly doubled during the past week in expectation of a government relief package for the struggling telecom sector. Some relief did arrive but not enough to prevent…
- Business
Vodafone in battle with IT Dept
New Delhi: Vodafone India and the Income Tax Department are battling it out as Vodafone seeks refunds while the Income Tax Department is laying claim to previous demands. From the assessment year…
- Business
Vodafone Idea to increase mobile service rates from Dec 1
New Delhi: Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) on Monday announced to increase mobile service tariffs from December 1, 2019. In a statement, the VIL said it was “suitably” increasing the rates to “ensure…
- Business
AGR fallout: Vodafone Idea posts Rs 50,921 cr loss in Q2
New Delhi: Vodafone Idea on Thursday posted a massive net loss of Rs 50,921 crore in the quarter ended September 30 on account of the Supreme Court judgement on the Adjusted Gross…
- Business
Vodafone writes off book value of Indian operation
New Delhi: The price wars in the Indian telecom market have pushed the value of Vodafone’s local joint venture to zero or nil as Vodafone CEO Nick Read indicated that the Indian operation…
- Technology
Airtel, Voda, Idea made no provisions for AGR disputed amount
NEW DELHI: A study of the balance sheets of private telecom operators, namely Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea, show that they did not declare the disputed amounts under the levy of annual…
- Business
Vodafone Idea partners Red Hat to transform data centres
Bengaluru: Open source solutions provider Red Hat on Monday announced a partnership with telecom major Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) to transform its distributed network data centres to open standards, open interfaces based…
- Business
Telcos paid Rs 11,838 cr as IUC in 2018, Voda leads
Gurugram: The telecom operators paid a total of Rs 11,838 crore as IUC or interconnect user charges in 2018, led by Vodafone which paid Rs 4,214 crore followed by Airtel at Rs…
- World
Ex-Vodafone CEO could be Italy’s pick for EU Commissioner
Rome: Former Justice Minister Paola Severino and the former CEO of Vodafone, Vittorio Colao, are the two leading contenders for Italy’s nominee European Commissioner, AKI learned on Tuesday. Colao, a businessman, was Vodafone…
- Business
Voda-Idea loss triggers Rs 21.5K cr m-cap loss in Birla firms
Mumbai: The unabated losses at Vodafone-Idea are eroding the value of other Aditya Birla Group firms, whose combined m-cap declined by a whopping Rs 21,431 crore on August 20, days after the…
- News
Huawei opens largest flagship store outside China in Madrid
Madrid: China’s technology giant Huawei has opened in Madrid its largest flagship store outside China. The two-storey, 1,100-square-metre shop is located in Madrid city centre, where the customers can experience Huawei’s latest…
- Business
Vodafone Idea Business Services ties up with CtrlS
New Delhi: Vodafone Idea Business Services (VIBS), the enterprise arm of telecom major Vodafone Idea, on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with datacentre service provider CtrlS for information and communications technology (ICT)…
- Business
Vodafone to switch on 5G network in UK on July 3
LONDON: Vodafone on Tuesday announced that its 5G network would go live in the UK for both common consumers as well as business customers on July 3, giving the UK its first…
- News
Vodafone Group pledges its stake in Vodafone Idea
New Delhi: Vodafone Group Plc has pledged its entire 44.39 per cent stake in Vodafone Idea worth over Rs 18,000 crore with seven foreign banks. The development comes after after the country’s…
- News
Rights issue, monetisation to meet fund needs: Vodafone
New Delhi: Vodafone Idea, the country’s largest telco by subscribers, on Wednesday said that it will meet its funding requirements as well as other possible capital infusion plans through its Rs 25,000-crore…
- Technology
Jio tops 4G download, Vodafone upload speed in March
New Delhi: With 22.2 Mbps (megabits per second) average download speed, Reliance Jio topped the 4G download speed chart of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for March. For Jio, its…
- News
Here’s the network which topped 4G download speed according to TRAI
New Delhi: According to the latest Trai data, Reliance Jio with an average download speed of 20.9 megabits per second on its network is the fastest telecom network in February. The data…
- News
Vodafone Idea to complete network integration by June 2020
New Delhi: The network integration process of Vodafone Idea is on track and expected to complete by June 2020, said the company’s Chief Technology Officer Vishant Vora on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters…
- Technology
US warns Europe against using Huawei
Budapest: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned European countries that using technology from Chinese tech giant Huawei could hurt their relationship with Washington. Speaking in Hungary, the first stop in a…
